Vandana Shiva awarded 2010 Sydney Peace Prize

Posted by 129 on 2010-05-09 10:10:00 (2286 views)

Spinifex author, environmentalist and activist Dr Vandana Shiva has been awarded the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize for her commitment to social justice.

Vandana will travel to Australia to deliver the City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture in November this year.

Vandana's books include: Ecofeminism, Soil Not Oil and the recent re-release of her classic, Staying Alive.

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